Tuesday, August 5, 2008

The 57 Division, Commanded by Major General Jagath Dias, under the supervision of the GOC Wanni, Major General Jagath Jayasuriya, entered the Kilinochchi District this afternoon. The 57 became the 2nd Army Division to enter Kilinochchi in this undeclared operation/war after the 58 Division managed the same five days ago on August 1st.

4 Sinha Regiment (SR), Commanded by Lt. Col. Welikala made the first entry into Kilinochchi today, on behalf of the 57 Division. 4 SR captured the Vellankulam-Thunukkai road last week. This unit is advancing to the west of Mallavi, which town is being completely surrounded as we speak.

Isn't this the time we lend a helping hand to front line divisions like 57 and 58? We shall never let these divisions feel the battle fatigue. It is interesting indeed to see how General Fonseka steers the war in this stage.

What a great day... to coincide with the acceptance of my sponsorship of a child, (of a WO KIA...) under Marion Gunatilleke Scholarship Fund!

That's the best ever 120K I ever spent.

I feel so happy.

All our brave, immortal troops (and their loved ones) can rest assured that patriotic Sri Lankans worldwide are standing by at all times... with outstretched hands... to look after them and their loved ones... in their hour of need.

Because it's Sri Lankans' love and respect for Motherlanka that makes their hearts tick... wherever they are and whatever they do.

when the military target is too complex and has stronger defense advantage, please dont attack it head on...especially when enemy forces have arty pointed right on target...

this is what I warned in Malavi...now Tigers are leaving as encirclement is a serious possibility.

now the next hard tagets would be Mulativu and nocchikuda

why?

b/c LTTE needs two evacuation solutions as well as distractions. The planned attack on eastern front , along the nayaru--->kokkilai lagoon was a bust as Navy was ready for them...(good job E.Navy commander)

malavi thus should not be taken head on as you know our boys have to avoid column formation and instead keep pressure on LTTE arty units North EAST of malavi and keep track of arty supplies along the larger roads (ltte clears roads at least 3 times before that).

remember for LTTE to launch a successful attack they need element of surprise, which we could counter effectively by good ground and other intel.

the BIG cities are nice to capture...but before that...cut the supplies, encircle...then ambush the hell out of retreating cadre...before finally entering ....

"Theepan is the commander of the LTTE arti regiment. I expected the arti regiment commander to be a arti specialist, perhaps he is not."

Nono- Theepan is NOT the LTTE's arty commander. He's basically the commander of LTTE forces in Kilinochchi, Pooneryn, and EPS areas. He commanded the Charles Anthony Brigade from 1997-8 and commanded the force which overran Kilinochchi in late 1998. In 2001 he coordinated the LTTE's defense lines at EPS and defeated Agni Kheela using more or less the same tactics to defeat Muhamalai I-III recently.

The arty commander is Manivannan and the mortar commander is Gopal (but Bhanu is the founder-commander of LTTE artillery forces and the important one to kill):

http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/11324 (look at the last paragraph)

"But where are they? All photos appear within legal military age.There are serving SLDF Generals who appear the same age if not older."

Take a second look at some of the older gentlemen with the red background. You should get your eyes checked if you didn't see the scores of children on that website.

"how do you slow down an armed and invading army without fighting??"

By getting in the way.

"Are you talking about Makal padai for guarding villages? Sounds like your Home Guards to me."

Except that our Home Guards are not forcefully conscripted. Minor difference.

""The SLA for obvious reasons does not want to show bodies of dead grannies""what is that obvious reasons?"

You said it yourself. It wouldn't do much PR for the SLA (or the LTTE) to show grannies as enemy casualties. That is probably the same reason why the SLA does not release photographs of child soldiers killed in combat.

Since sinhalese are the majority, armed forces have mostly sinhalese and its commander. You claim that not a single fallen soldier is sinhalese. That is not true. There are many non-sinhalese soldiers were killed by LTTE. Besides, our armed forces should represent all ethnicities. That is the attitude LTTE like to portray of us. But, SL is for all inhabitants. Not just sinhalese or buddhists. In fact, once upon a time, tamils were buddhists as well.

We should not call our army sinhala army. That is what LTTE tell the world. We have a srilankan army. Our past one-sided policies led us to this issue. At least, it is about time that we drop this superior complex.

so your argument has no justification for asking to drop the "Sinhalese". The very race who protect other ethnicities. if we were some other race , then minorities are long gone, minorities survive in this country because we are Sinhalese.

So asking to drop the word "Sinhalese" is like trying to kill your own parents.

Ah jolly old Mr. Brown and his LNP gang! Weren't you there sometime ago under the handle RAVES? I do recall Raves getting a Brown van ride for making a pedophilic statement ;-D

Dhanushka,

*Those who are sacrificing lives are sinhalese ( not a single other ethnic soldier died yet ).*

Check out the roll-call of the Special Forces. Quite a few of them are Muslims from the NE whose families have been butchered by us, the sole representatives® of the Tamil people. We also slaughtered the 40-odd other Tamil militant groups decades ago to justify our claims of being the afore-mentioned sole representatives®. Do some research on us before giving us undue credit.

Bhairavmajority of this country is made out of sinhalese and majority of that are budhists...I also hate narrow minded racists 'sinhala budhists" only folks and i'm happy that's a minority that's heading into to extinction...But it's simple mathematics and logic to figure out that vast majorities in military will be made out of the larger community...FYI... tamil pilots have flown for SLAF, attacked LTTE and have sacrificed their lives for the country under one flag...If you want... search SLAF site and they have names/ranks of fallen heroes and not all of them are sinhalese...

And if monks are saying that this is a sinhala budhists country...they can go and fcuk themselves. those bastards are nothing but trouble and are dumb asses. Every race, religion have same rights cos all of them are sri lankans and that's what important...Nobody...i mean nobody is better than the other over race, religion issues...

So because of the less than 1% figure , asking to drop the term "Sinhalese" is intolerable.

I respected Moshe Dyan's all other posts before , i have been reading this blog for years. i have participated in correcting the content on this blog (look my post on first ten ). But i cannot respect Moshe's request to drop the term "Sinhalese".

[of course >95% of the SLA are sinhalese BUT THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR EVERYONE + SL and THEY ARE AMPLY SUPPORTED BY MANY OTHERS.

this also means a lion's share of praise should go to them.]

well said Mosheall communities are funding this war in both life and limb and also through funds. Still the major share comes from the sinhalese but that doesn't make contributions made by other any lesser.and it's downright idiotic to call this is a war by the "sinhalese" cos it's not...It's a war by Sri Lankans FOR Sri Lankans and against any force/forces that threatens Sri Lankans... These threats themselves can be LTTE tamil terrorism to uprisings like JVP or any other rough seas awaits us in the future..

By making stupid statements by saying this is a "sinhala" war only speaks of the level of intelligence of that individual.

*Those who are sacrificing lives are sinhalese ( not a single other ethnic soldier died yet *

whoever said this is an ignorant idiot...

tottaly agree on the ignorant part = most of our deep cover MI personal are from other ethnic groups.. and how come you have forgotten names such as Col Latif who laid down their lives to the country !!!

mate...you're a Racist and an idiot...simple as that...what if that 1% had a few individuals whose acts of courage were key reasons for our successes?what if the LRRP guys or the Spies we have used to get info about Velu's and other top ltte leader movements came from that 1% of yours...blood is blood mate...just because the numbers are high from one race doesn't make the few from others any lesser and favoring others bases on numbers and painting it with a Race is insulting heroes who laid their life for the country no thinking about your bullshit 1%...Just when i was happy thinking folks who try to paint everything racial lines are getting extinct,,,idiots like you pop in

Yes, son, Moratusaman, SLA will reach Kili next week and kill VP on the process. According to Hemantha,who usually counts km from map than actual ground situation stats, Killi is just 15 km away, that means less than 8 miles, isn't that refreshing you?

[Moshe's request to drop the term "Sinhalese" is like asking a Muslim to drop the Quran.]

Danuska, you should not do it..mate. You are real role model for any Sinhala patriots. There are some conspiracy theories about Moshy who at times exposed by "Vijayapala, later then Moshy went rough with vijayapala by calling him son of whore and other sweet words. I would say Moshy can be even LTTE mole in lion skin.

Moshelet the idiot say whatever he wants...he can be like rest of the ltte stooges here with no brains to think properly

Bhairavfor once...i agree with you :)

G.M.I've seen that clip before on his site...thanks to Tnet.tv and gotta say quite impressive and have taken that MIA the ltte brapper for a good ride :)ltte getting whacked from all possible fronts :) :)sadly we have few idiots to spoil the show by being utterly stupid and plain dumb racist

On military matters , I wonder can the 59 div handle the vast area it is entrusted to tackle all by itself on the East cost. I would think having couple of Task forces to flank 59 (as we did on the western front) would allow 59 to move at much faster pace. In terms of speed, 59 seem to be the slowest of all the offensive div. What do you guys think?

bhairavfinally you got something to argue about eh...you must thank these dumb sinhala racists on this blog for giving you this opportunity... just like they did it back in 83'

DefenceWire teamI believe the policy here is that RACIST comments are not to be tolerated right... if that is indeed the case...i'd say you should delete all these posts by racists who are not only an insult to their race but also to this valuable blog. Thank you.

Ranil,Ground conditions I assume must be tough given the amount of vegetation and forested area that encompasses this whole area. Still I feel we should try to move along the cost kind of the same way we did along A-32 (may be that is not possible due to terrain).Don’t the sea tigers still have several bases along this cost ?

When you fight with patriots terrorists praise you. Be careful. This is an old trick.

Will a Muslim drop the Holy Quran just because Moshi deletes his post?

If you had seen the comments on Defencewire, you should know what Bhahirav said about Riyaz and Prophet Mohommed. That sin is enough for him to be born a dog in his next life. Bhahirav's heroes and friends are the same.

As far as I know, Moshi is one of the best bloggers in Defencewire and Defencenet. Many things he said has happened or happening. I'm sure he has some connection to the war. Only problem with him is he gets into unnecessary fights.

Bhairav,"According to Hemantha,who usually counts km from map than actual ground situation stats, Killi is just 15 km away, that means less than 8 miles, isn't that refreshing you?"

You have some respect from most users in DW / DN bloggs compared to other LTTE supporters. I would thing the reason for that is you been talking the truth (time to time) as well as thinking before you type.I'm sure you do not want to be another useless Shyam.As Hemantha mentioned, should read what he has wrote properly.

What moshe said was to address the SLA as Sri Lankan army not Sinhalese army..Which is the way it should be. There is nothing wrong in it.

I think you got upset because you feel as he asked to undermine the Sinhalese, but that’s not it, We fight for one nation not a Sinhala nation but a Sri Lankan Nation where Sinhalese are the majority..

Don’t forget that, because we are the majority we have the responsibility of protecting this Nation.

And please stop asking for childish request like remove comments... it’s like saying you will stop crying if moshe gives you a lollypop.. :) LOL

We all appriciate your comment. One thing for sure Moshe would never be a raist. However you would need to take the factors like knowing the bloggers and what's their intends are. Let's drop this and try to move foward ?... Shall we....

Agree with Malin, what Moshe said was to drop 'Sinhala Army', a phrase used by LTTE to portray Sri Lanka as a racist country. A very legitimate request. Let's leave it at that - Danushka can take the advise if he wants.

"The motivation and decision making of this war is done by Sinhalese. Those who are sacrificing lives are sinhalese ( not a single other ethnic soldier died yet )".

Wrong mate, Lt. Col Muthalif was a Muslim, we owe much of the successes of LRRP (DPU) to him. There are several Muslims serving in the Navy now, ex-commander of the Navy was a Muslim too. SLAF had many Tamil pilots, there are still some of them. Don't forget EPDP and TMVP are on our side too. If you make this a Sinhala only war, it isn't going to succeed. I haven't come across a single Muslim that supports the LTTE. Agree that there were Eastern Muslims who supported Eelam in the 80s, but they are long gone now after the ethnic cleansing / massacres / expulsions. A lot of Colombo Tamils and majority of Hill country Tamils are on the side of the army. Don't forget that the very first commander of the Army was a Tamil and Kadiragamar had no equal in fighting LTTE propoganda, he is sorely missed.

I ve been reading this blog for some time now, I see most of the guys who write here regulary have good knowledge of what is happening at the war unlike stupid idiots like dhanushka, I have seen him being a racist at some forums as well, he sort of a guy who appriciate what Mervin Silva does, So no need other guys to worry about this idiot and i hope you will continue the good work what u have been doing. Dhanushka, Pls understand this, This is DefenceWire not ta JHU forum, ppl like you are very much simillar to JHU idiots in Parliment.and pls dont ruin this place with you racial comments,

danushka said..."You can call me a racist , but it is the bitter truth. "

Because of you guys only that we are still fighting this war. If it weren't for guys like you(sinhala racists) 83' would have been a peaceful year. We are still paying your debts. So please shut up and stay away. Nobody mentioned that only sinhalese have died. They don't even tell a name!!how the heck do you know about who died and who didn't. Don't you remember the number of SLA spies killed?? majority of them were tamils!!!! Please act responsibly!!

It seems Dhanushka is correct about Lt. Col Muthaliff being MI and not LRRP

http://srilankanwarheroes.com/admin/upload/9.pdf

Also it is noted that he married a sinhalese woman... Kumudini Amarasingha

Also I believe most muslims, if not all in the forces are Malays? For example Colonel A.F.Lafir. I have a high regard the Malay community in Sri Lanka.

For Dhanushka, you have made a point. But do you agree what is important at this moment is to defeat the LTTE? Let us concentrate our efforts on that. These disagreements we can fight over later. What do you say Dhanuskha (and others too)? Let the owner of this household DW take a decision on what to do about this dispute.

bhairav,Nothing is going to happen to Riyaz but success.Very soon he will be joining the Tamil "elites"(not the cornershop guys) in the west if the Hon Presidents plan unfolds which it seems to be doing right now.Same goes for B#1.This is good news because you will have 2 more friends overseas in fulltime employment.

Sorry, I meant A.F Lafir. Now that's two fallen Muslim heroes isn't it? Yes, they were Malay, so what? You seem to paint all minorities with one brush. Also to get the facts straight, Army Intel works closely with LRRP. Those homeguards who supplied LTTE should be shot so should the countless Sinhala traitors who committed various acts of treason and betrayals. The number one to be shot should be Ranil for raiding Millenium City.

If you continue to post your racist blogs, the bloggers who contribute on defence matters will go away leaving this to be another mud slinging blog. So in the interest of all, I suggest that you, Shyam and Kuttu and all the other racists form a blog elswhere and sling mud willy nilly to your heart's content. That way, we can concentrate on defence matters and the progress of our valiant troops in this blog.

[Seems like you have forgotton, there were many muslims /muslim home guards arrested for working for LTTE (like sending supplies for money).]

well FYI there were also sinhalese folks doing the same for money from ltte...some were in active duty with our forces. Things like AAB attacks could've never been executed without insider support.. and in your words the "sinhala army" have helped the ltte in quite a few instances even under this government

[Read my previous post, if other ethnicities serve in Forces , it was under other governments who made a business with it. But they no longer directly involve with real battle being fought right now.]

says a lot about how little you know :) is it business when you have to lay your life down for the country. politicians would've benefited and they are even now but soldiers...at least most of them don't have business agendas... they fight for their country risking their lives not worrying about their race or that of the enemy.

[This war is already a success, and its fought by Sinhalese.]

you are an idiot and a racist. I hope DefenceWire will banish you from this blog cos you are an insult to all Sri Lankans who are trying to fight this war united as one nation leaving behind petty racial thinking

[But i haven't given up my battle with Moshe - he is gone silent after few of my responses.

i want a word from him regarding his statement which ignited all this.]

you're the fool who started all this rubbish by being a plain dumbass loser. Sri Lankan army don't want to be a "sinhala army" you racist idiot...and SLDF is fighting for all with revenue generated by tax payers and the whole country is behind that effort...not only sinhaleseso you rubbish argument that this war is fought by the sinhalese is hollow...just like your head

And for JHU... they are some good for nothing hardline loosers who wants to divide te country further more by getting religion involved into politics... Little wonder that they go caught illegally selling vehicle permits etc etc... Good that most folks go to see the true face of those morons...

" ranil said...DefenceWire teamI believe the policy here is that RACIST comments are not to be tolerated right... if that is indeed the case...i'd say you should delete all these posts by racists who are not only an insult to their race but also to this valuable blog. Thank you."

Totally agree with you!!!100% . maybe this bugger is a LTTE idiot trying their last trumps on us. If they can create battles among us in the south then it's the same as them winning the war.

DEFENCEWIRE PLEASE DELETE THESE SINHALA RACIST COMMENTS AS WELL. YOU HAVE A BALANCED SITE SO DONT DISAPPOINT THE NON RACIST SINHALESE AS WELL. DON'T REMOVE MOSHE'S POST!! I'M A SINHALESE AS WELL BUT I DONT TOLERATE ANY OF THIS RACIST ACTIVITIES...THE LTTE BUGGUERS ARE HAVING FUN LIKE WE HAD FUN WITH THEM EARLIER.IS DHANUSHKA WILLING TO FALL DOWN TO THEIR STATUS????

GUYS STOP REPLYING TO THIS DANUSHKA BUGGER. MOSHE HAS STOPPED AND IS A GOOD THING. WE SHOULD LEAVE THESE MONKEYS ALONE!!

Dhanushka,Bro, A true patriot is aperson who loves his country regardless of racial and other issues, Its true majority of the forces are from majority community, it doesn't mean the minorities except those who are terrprists and terrorist supporters are supporting it. i think SLN and SLAF have considerable amount of minoroities. My eldest did serve SLN. Now he is retired. So lets put this race issue behind us and support wholeheartedly this great effort by our fellow brothers!!

STD1.kalu suddadirect translation- dark foreignerrefers to a local wanting to be or acting like a foreigner. some use english mixed with sinhala, prounounce sinhala words with an english accent.. let's say possibilites are endless

2.Ohoma yang ohoma yangDT- let's go on like that (move on like that)normally used to cheer on cricket teams, military folks, friends or whatever to continue what they are doing... at time can even be a negative

Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets made precision air sorties at an LTTE sea tiger base located in the Nayaru lagoon, Mullaittivu, Wednesday (August 6), as pilots confirmed destroying 2 boats at around 11a.m

just in at defence.lk

looks like the lppe can't even shake a leg in the nayaru lagoon, thy've been bomabarded right out.

I've been reading your heated comments for some time. Though I don’t comment I’ve been a enthusiastic reader of DW (& DN) from the early days.

Guys this is a pointless argument first of all :). You can call SLA as a ‘sinhalese’ army (because its almost consists of Sinhalese) but still it’s Sri Lanka Army and they are fighting with our common enemy which is LTTE.

Dhanushka,

LRRP does include minorities (especially because they work closely with MI). They do have ex-LTTE guys working with them. Rather than discouraging them we should appreciate them for the guts they have to go against LTTE.

SLA is there to represent all the PATRIOTS. Disregarding the ethnicity anyone can be a patriot if they really love their country. I agree with mohammed here.

It’s nothing about the credit we get but its about our motherland. So lets stop this useless dispute and salute all the heroes who fought/ are fighting for the country.

[Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets made precision air sorties at an LTTE sea tiger base located in the Nayaru lagoon, Mullaittivu, Wednesday (August 6), as pilots confirmed destroying 2 boats at around 11a.m]

*While racism is to be condemned I think many are ganging up on Danushka for the wrong reasons?

From his/her past few posts she seems to be espousing Sinhala pride and not Sinhala superiority or hegemony( I could be wrong).I think that( and likewise Tamil/Muslim) pride is alright as long as it does not automatically translate to looking down at the other race? There are posters here who often calls for settling Sinhalese in north directly or by innuendo, who mocks Tamils on their 'oily' skin or dark color, or who even implies sexual assault on them--which the others sidestep or even cheer on.So the newfound priorities seem suspect?

dhanushaka, racists like you have started this painful war and unfortunately they will start a fifth civil war after 20,30 years from now...I never thought we have this kind of foolish utter racist people that are trilled by war achievements.some times i feel so ashamed b a sinhalese because of people like you.. MR should take serious actions to eliminate racismnot only from tamils but also from sinhala and muslim people..

This is not purely a sinhala war because i personally know many muslims who are actively involved in local intelligence units.and yes that's true only few personals from other races are currently in the battle field but it doesn't mean they do nothing in this war...

JHU JVP and some of the monks are going to be a serious problem after winning this war... so MR will have to take lots of actions to avoid this kind of uneducated people from initiating a 5th war...

pl DW remove this "Sinhala Racist" post. this website is watching people around the world nobody beleive Sinhalese are racist except Terrorists in Sri Lanka.i dnt call them Tamil Tigers or whtever.cuz Thamil is language and not a race.if you were born in Thamilnadu you speak Thamil but you are Indian and you are Tamil Speaking people. so this is the crap "Para Sudda" left here. Guys we all Sri Lankans and we have war against Terrorist not a Tamil Tigers (that word is non-sense). i hope these guys already forgot thousands of Sinhalese with the terrorist and supported civilian massacres.and still ...i would like if MR could remove or ban all political parties describe one race .that is giving a bad smelling to this new generation.guys we dnt want stick to these race we got to build this sri lanka.think what we done after "Sudda Left".

Kalu sudda = dark whitie - a self contradicting derogatory phrase to describe an ethnic Sinhalese who has forsaken his identity and/or is trying to be like a white western/european/american person.

Kalu puka sudda = Dark bummed white person – even more derogatory phrase to describe above person - implying that no matter how much one tries to be white, the buttocks which cannot be seen are always dark. Hence, one cannot change their ethnicity.

Sinhala is quite an interesting language. Certain things sound much better when expressed in Sinhala. That is why we use phrases like “ohoma yung” (which Ranil has translated well for you).

“3.Boru- lies/fiction/tamilnet” – ha haa Ranil, I like that definition…

do you know why srilankan army or in ur word sinhala army is fighting?think as sinhalese what we gonna get after winning this war? do we live in a massive fear like innocent civilians(majority of tamil and muslim)in the war zone?

with your little brain you cant understand that this war is about saving people living in north. our forces,our men shed their blood,sacrifice their lifes in order to save those innocent peoples' future.. They are going through hells, spend weeks with out a sleep(its true and not just a emo sentence) and they have only a one hope..one target... its not about winning MR in next election its not about being a national hero.

If you are Sinhala, I think that you need to move on from your Sinhala only mentality. At least the world has moved on. If not for anything else, please don't insult the memories of the minority members who gave their lives to fight against LTTE racist terrorists.

Now, if you are a LTTE mole who want to stir a useless argument, I would tell you to fly a kite.

Defencewire/guys, do u know who really runs the SL Army INTELLIGENCE Operations???.its none other than the Muslims!! they can speak all 3 languages(,any of them) and are ideal for Intelligence operations...Unlike sinhalese guys, who are only fit for the hard work, as footsoldiers/sailors,gunners, etc..

How about the army in the UK calling it the “English Army”? It would be incorrect both technically and politically. It should be the “British Army” because the vacancies are open for all British nationals be it English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Asian, Black, etc. Indeed there are non-English soldiers in the British Army, I believe (though very small in number).

I don’t read this blog often so I don’t know much about Danushka’s posts. S/he claims that SLA commander Sarath Fonseka calls it “Sinhala Army”.________________________“ But Listen to Army Commander. He always uses terms "Sinhala Hamudawa" and "Sinhala nation should bear the difficulties until the war ends".”_________________________Apooo…is this true? I am not saying it is. If it is true, SF should change his protocol with immediate effect.

The SLA website calls it “Sri Lanka Army”. Most regiments of the SLA starts with the words “Sri Lanka”. So how can the collective unit be called anything different? Even if SLA is indeed made up of 100% Sinhalese it should not be called “Sinhala Army” because SLA jobs are open to any Sri Lankan (see SLA website jobs page – being Sinhalese is NOT a qualification, being a citizen of Sri Lanka is). It should be “Sri Lanka Army”.

We know that there are most ethnic groups (if not all) serving in the SLA kicking terra butts. Hats off to all of them - we salute you, one and all!

"There are posters here who often calls for settling Sinhalese in north directly or by innuendo, who mocks Tamils on their 'oily' skin or dark color, or who even implies sexual assault on them--which the others sidestep or even cheer on.So the newfound priorities seem suspect?"

Having lived in a Sinhala society, we have can differentiate between trash talk and true racism. As you are well aware, such parties loose their deposits (with the election com.) in elections for not getting the minimum required votes. Therefore, it is not a new found priority but the general direction the society goes. Racism and terrorism should not have any place in the modern Sri Lanka.

Guys, please ignore this Danushka (or is it Peter, Shyam or Bhairav??), he’s pretending to be on our side but he’s really a tiger. Tigers always call SLA “Sinhala army”, “Sinhala invaders” etc. and this guy is trying to prove that tigers are right in calling SLA "sinhala army". If he wins, that is a win for terrorists and separatists. So, by association, he is also a TERRORIST.

Danushka is showing classic sings of belonging to tigers. Tigers also label anybody who opposes them “traitors”. Danushka is doing the same by calling some Sinhalese folk “kalu sudhdha” (i.e. something similar to a traitor as far as I’m concerned).

Danushka, patriotism is an interesting phenomenon. You cannot quantify it ore measure it or classify it in anyway. Patriotism displayed by each individual is unique to that individual.

Have you forgotten our history? Have you ever heard about thero S. Mahinda? He was no Sinhalese, but was his service to Sri Lanka less important than that of a Sinhalese?

Get a life man, don’t piss against the wind. If you don’t know about something, just keep your mouth shut.

Many of you were silent when great SF said few weeks back why only majority,Sinhalese, should rule this country, otherwise we would have great problems, now you guys are jumping on your guns against "Dhanuska" who did sound in the same tone as SF.

23 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in Claymore ambush in Batticaloa[TamilNet, Wednesday, 06 August 2008, 10:29 GMT]23 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and four wounded in a Claymore ambush at Periyavaddavaan in Tharavai (Thoppikkal) area in Batticaloa district Tuesday evening around 6:30, well informed sources in Batticaloa told TamilNet. Wounded soldiers were admitted to Welikande hospital. This is the first major ambush on SLA since the Sri Lankan forces occupied the Thoppikkal region an year ago.

However, military officials in Colombo said only one SLA soldier was killed in the ambush and three wounded.

There were similar patriots in the past like Cyril Mathew, Gamini Dissanayaka who burnt libraries and "taught" a lesson to innocent tamils during 83 July. We are still paying for those cowardly acts. That is the reality.

I do not think people should worry much about the comments made by Danushka. He seems to be in a dream of a non-existant pure sinhala state. May have intoxicated with some chavunistic ideas of part of JHU guys.I do not think brothers and sisters of other ethnicities, get his ideas seriously.

I just wonder whether this guy (Danushka) is part of LTTE propaganda team. What he is trying to convince others is exactly what LTTE is also trying to convince the world through their propaganda network. May be this guy want to disrupt the support we get here from other ethnic brothers (True Sri Lankan brothers).

"Many of you were silent when great SF said few weeks back why only majority,Sinhalese, should rule this country, otherwise we would have great problems, now you guys are jumping on your guns against "Dhanuska" who did sound in the same tone as SF."

Can you please provide us a credible (hint: not Tamilnet, Pathivu, Puthinam or any other LTTE propoganda sites)reference to support your above claim of General Sarath Fonseka's statements?

"If SF can get $500k+ Benz for his effort, why can't Dhanuska get one, at least, a SUV like BMW X5($80K) or 3-series sedan like BMW 335i($55k)?"

Can you further elaborate this statement? What exactly are the effort, qualifications and other issues of General Fonseka to get $500k+ Benz(please provide us some proof also). How do you scale up or down Danushka to get a BMW etc?

I have never heard or seen Gen. SF using this "Sinhala Hamudawa" term. I like to see a proof if anybody claim he did. And I have never seen him making a racist remark. Never be disrespectful when you mention him. He almost gave his life three times for the country.

Look I was against what Dhanushka said but i am 100% with what SF said because the two statements are world apart for a intelligent mind.

SF: He talk about how majority cannot be ruled by a minority.. his point was sinhalese as the majority should have power to run the country. But he did not say that because of that we should suppress the minorities. infact if i remember correctly his comment was that if we are to get out of this big hole that we have dug, a political solution is must for all the parties (including sinhalese) . But to achieve a political change as that first LTTE must be defeated.

1.) Please go to the original interview to see for yourself what General Fonseka is saying (Dailynews-2008-07-19), not how Tisaranee Gunasekera tries to interpret it. Dissect and comment the original interview to clarify your reasoning. 2.) As I requested, can you please elaborate about $500k car?

"SF is acquiring $500k+ Benz for his city roaming while Sri Lankan Defence is cutting costs by eliminating evening tea from defence forces."

A) Can you please point me to the source of this information, both the $500k car and tea? Otherwise, this dialogue is only based on a rumor.

B) Hypothetically speaking, if it is about saving the life of the commander of the army, especially General Sarath Fonseka, I will double that money in a heartbeat. He is the master planner of the anti-terror ops and arguably the most successful Army Commander. His loss will be a big loss for Sri Lanka and big gain for LTTE terrorists. Therefore, spending $1 mil is not a problem.

C) The evening tea is a very fascinating point. I am not sure exactly how the soldiers get an evening tea when they carry combat kit to the field. War is not fought like a school session so that all combat ops stop for tea break?

D) Why are you, a known LTTE supporter, worried about how Sri Lankan Army misuses (if any) money? Shouldn't it be the other way that you remain silent until SLA goes to hell?

Riyaz,Bro..My comment (about B#1 and you)only meant that the west is open to ALL peoples of SLanka..not just for LTTE supporting tamil diasphora as in the past(starting 1948)..Unless your overseas already..if so my apologies.See this LTTE was well planned way way ahead of 1983..well planned.. pity the world changed in the meantime.its just too bad..too bad:)

As sam perera said, youre trying hard to become a LTTE mole. Remember, this battle is not only in the battle field... but in the cities, IC.... even in the printed/electronic media.So ... muslim brothers have supported us in many ways in this war against LTTE.They are equally respected in our hearts.

for those who do not know Mi24 need 10 hours of service time to keep 1 hour of rotor turning time....

Hi Orge

The above information is not accurate at all. MI24 and MI17 need very little amount of servicing compared to US helicopters.

I can correct it this way. MI24 needs about 10 X human hours of labor for a mission. This should include refueling time, rearmaments ECT. Rearmament is not done during refueling process for obvious safety reasons.

It only needs 20 hrs servicing or weekly servicing which ever comes first. And this servicing does not take even 2 hrs.

All right, I think it is time to drop the debate over "sinhala" and "sri Lankan". Following are the details of my point.

1. those who support for term "Sinhala" provide total miss-information. Anyone who has any interest about this war should definitely know that there are non-sinhala war heroes both living and dead. I would never accept that ppl dont know this fact.

2. pro-tiger clan is lost and have no help but hide their heads under sand and disrupt the anti-terrorist discussion. I dont know which ethnic group Dhanushka and Bairav and clan belong to. It is immaterial. There is a significant amount of ethnic sinhala supporting tigers. In Colombo, NGO/Leftist etc are all out in war with anybody who talks against barbaric tigers. So clearly it can be a pro-tiger ploy.

3. It can be total ignorance or lack of any idea. Maybe they never lived in SL, and the life of ours is like a fairy-tale for them. So in that case it is not our duty to change their dream-worlds. If you want to know about SL, you dont have to live here, but most ex-pats and their children just learn about our country. So you can find out the sources available for you. We dont have to educate anyone of SL matters. True patriots find those w/o any issue.

4. For whatever reason the core topic is disrupted here, either intentionally or unintentionally. I dont like that happening.

So all in all, my idea is following.

- Let's drop this stupid debate all together.

- No need for anyone to take back anything. Just ignore the people who talk rot.

- Let's please focus on the key topic. is 57th operating in 'nochchi district? how hard will be Mallavi? is there a chance to take over Mankulam now, or shud they move northwards? ppl like Ogre seem to have some sources. Let's pls talk about those now.

Let me wish the SLF the greatest of success, and may they bring peace to all the innocent souls of the nation, of all ethnic groups.